tourist place in odisha (Udayagiri and Khandagiri).

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Udayagiri
In the Diyagiri caves, the floor is made of stone rocks of stones. Walking on steep stones, 18 caves are visible. Cave number 1, Ranigumpha is the queen's cave, which is two-storey. This cave is famous for the singularity of sound balance and is believed to be used for mantras and for theatrical performances. There is also an idol of the sun god riding on the chariot. In the lower part of the lower floor there is a chamber with three entry points and a verandal verandah. It has been excavated from three sides of a quadrilateral rock and there are paintings on the walls. The idols of two oranges at the entrance are some of the scenes of beautiful architecture. On the entrance to the entrance of the entrance are beautiful paintings, pylons, views of living beings and religious and majestic scenes. With a dancer, the musician is shown in the posting of his hand.

There are four chambers in the central part. Here, the King's Vijay campaign and his journey have been shown. Here are the rooms of the defenders, who are decorated with elephants doing elephantia in hills, fruit trees, wildlife, bananas and lotus-stone in falling hills. The top floor has six chambers. One on the right side, one on the left and four on the other side. In all the four chambers, there are two doors, two to two walled columns. There are even pylons, which are considered sacred symbols of Jainism, like snakes and lotus. Apart from these, there is also the first meeting of King Dushyant with Shakuntala and also the art of dance art.

Cave number two is called Bajaghar Gumpha, where there are two huge pillars in front and another pillar inside. Cave number three is called a small elephant gumpha. It has very beautiful six elephants sculptures at the entrance. The cave number is 4 Alkapuri Gumpha, which is two-storey. Here is the view of a lion that has preyed the victim in his mouth. A pair of birds, pictures of some people and animals are also on the pillars. A Bodhi tree is also made in the central chamber.

The caves are famous as the number five, six, seven and eight Jai-Vijay Gumpha, Panasa Gumpha, Thakurani Gumpha and Patalpuri Gumpha. Fifth and seventh vaults are two-storey. There are pictures of paintings and birds etc. The cave numbers are nine, monchpuri and heavenaguri caves, which are two-storey and have many architectural works and inscriptions. There are long dhoti, angavastram and kundal in the ears and there are sculptures like the four priests attached to the hand. There is a statue of a person wearing a Rajmukut in this cave, which is said to be the sculpture of this chhedi king, Shakra.

The cave number is Ten Ganesha Gumpha. There is a Chaita chamber, which is a place of worship of the sadhus, there are two rooms with low elevation and a veranda, where there is an embodied idol of Ganesha, there is also the carving statue of Jain Tirthankar. Jambeshwar Gumpha-cave number 11, is a small cave with two doors. Cave number 12, low-height and two-door tiger reserve. Its entry point is like the tiger's face, on which the teeth appear in the jaw. It gives the work of the verandah and also the entry lane. Cave number 13 is a snake, which is very small. Here in Raja Kharawela's biographical Magadhi language. Other caves include cave number 14- elephant gumpha, cave number 15-Dhanagar gaffa, cave number 16-Haridas gumpha, cave no. 17-Jagmath gumpha and cave number 18-Rosai gumpha.

Khandagiri caves

The first and second caves are called Tatova Gumfa 1 and 2, which are equipped with guards and two oxen and lions at the entrance. There are figures of parrots on the entry pylon. Cave number 3 is called Ananta cave, where women, elephants, players and flowers are sculptures of swans. Cave number 4 is Tantuli Gumpha. Cave number 5 Khandagiri Gumpha is two-storey, which has been cut in the normal way. There are no names of cave numbers 12, 13 and 14. Cave number 6 has names of Cave No. 11 - Dhyan Gumpha, Navamuni Gumpa, Barabhuja Gumpha, Trishul Gumpha, Ambika Gumpha and Lalendendukesi Gumafa. On the previous wall of cave 11, there are emerald statues carved by Jain Tirthankaras, Mahavir and Parshvanath. Cave No. 14 is a common room, which is known as Ekadashi Gumpha.

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